If You Aren’t Reading Through to the Prayer Requests, You Should

Today is Tuesday. Among other things, that means Drew or myself is responsible for writing a

newsletter article. By far, this is the most time consuming aspect of the newsletter. First, I have to

wake up the creative energies of my brain and try to think of a topic that will do two things: Edify you

and make you think. Usually, this process takes up about two hours or so of my Tuesday. I enjoy it, for

the most part, even though I have a sneaking suspicion that only a handful of folks ever read the article.

But that’s okay. I don’t mind if only a handful of folks read the article. Sometimes, I probably think

my articles are far more interesting and edifying than they actually are. Besides, the newsletter articles

are not the most important part of this newsletter: the prayer requests are. While I don’t mind if you

skip the occasional boring and uninformative article that Drew or myself cranks out on Tuesday, I do

mind if you skip the prayer request section.

The prayer request section represents the needs and desires of our church family and their friends.

There, you can learn how to pray. Each time the newsletter pops into your email, we should all go

straight for the prayer request section and intercede for our church family members and their friends.

This will be good for you and for them.

We have all made this promise, “I will, as God enables me, care for my brothers and sisters in Christ in

distress, sickness and poverty.” We can begin to fulfill that promise by praying for each other. Through

prayer and deliberate intercession, God will knit our hearts together as a family, and if you are praying

regularly for someone, you will be more likely to develop a more personal relationship with them.

So are you doing praying? Did you know that Penny, Steve Hellum’s sister, has a Craniopharyngioma?

Did you know that the Seckels have a young grandson who has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes

and that another grandson was in a serious automobile accident recently? There are a host of prayer

requests in this newsletter and some of the issues are ongoing concerns. So please, take a moment, first

thing, to go down to the prayer request section and pray!

And while you are at it, pray for me. I need your prayers. I want to be a better husband, father, and

pastor. Would you pray for me? Would you pray for others? If you have a request that you would like

to see go in the newsletter, contact Amy and she would be happy to put it in there.

Praying for us all,

Bro. Brad

Bro. Drew ASAP.

Summer Book Club: We are so excited about our summer book club! Here's how it will work: we will

read one book a month for June, July and August. At the end of each month we will meet and talk

about what we liked and didn't like and what we learned, if anything. Dates will be announced in the

coming weeks. If you are interested in having the book club meet in your home one of those months,

please let Amy or Lisa know! Here are our book club selections:

June: My Hands Came Away Red by Lisa McKay

July: Contentment by Lydia Brownback

August: Feminine Appeal by Carolyn Mahaney

You can purchase the books yourself via amazon or some other bookseller (they should be available at

most bookstores) or even borrow them if you know someone who has them already. If you would like

the church to order your books, we need a check for $25 (the cost of all 3 books at Amazon) by Sunday,

May 16. Your check must be clearly marked as being for the summer book club.

is still recovering.

infection.

Nolen Junhay Hixon. There is still some paperwork and such to finish, but the main hurdles have

been cleared. Pray for baby Josiah and the Hixons. Josiah has a few physical challenges that he will

have to overcome, so pray for him!

of the stomach cavity.

tumor that affects the pituitary gland causing hormone imbalance and headaches. It can also put

pressure on the optic nerve, causing vision problems. The good news is that it isn't cancerous. The

bad news is that she may have to deal with the affects of the tumor for life. Please pray for the

doctors that the Lord will lead them to the best treatment.

pray for Denise as she is trying to help her mother as much as possible.

her.

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Thursday, April 20 – Jennifer Dixon

Tuesday, April 25 – Ashley Quarles